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Warby Parker has opened a store in Toronto, marking the first international foray for the eyeglass retailer that began as a pure-play online merchant before branching out into bricks-and-mortar. The Canadian city has much in common with Warby Parker's hometown of New York City, including a thriving creative community, co-founder Neil Blumenthal said.

Eyeglass retailer Warby Parker will open its 31st brick-and-mortar store and its first in Brooklyn, N.Y., this weekend. The retailer teams with artists to create themes for each store. In Brooklyn, the theme "books without words" will include linear drawings by Shantell Martin and a mural of the city by Brooklyn-based illustrator Pete Gamlen.

Eyeglass retailer Warby Parker has raised $100 million in a new round of funding that puts the privately held company's value at about $1.2 billion, sources said. The company, which began as an online shop, will use the cash to expand its growing chain of brick-and-mortar stores, which currently operate in 9 U.S. cities.

Online eyeglass retailer Warby Parker will expand its brick-and-mortar presence with the opening of a permanent store in Chicago on Saturday. The location, the retailer's first in the Midwest, will replace a temporary studio set to close Wednesday. The store will have an optometrist, a photo booth, a Reference Desk for frame adjustments and a space for selling books.

Online eyeglass retailer Warby Parker didn't see a need for brick-and-mortar stores until business got so busy that the company had to suspend a program that let shoppers try on five pairs at home, Co-CEO Neil Blumenthal said in this video interview. The retailer started allowing customers to come to Blumenthal's apartment to see its glasses selection, which led Warby Parker to open physical stores. "We think that the future of retail is the convergence of bricks-and-mortar and e-commerce," Blumenthal said.